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Since 1914, players and coaches of McDonogh and Gilman have met on the football field nearly every fall, giving their all for the second-oldest interscholastic rivalry in Maryland. This football classic has become a tradition spanning generations, connecting alumni, families, students, faculty and staff, and fans who have filled the stands to cheer on the Eagles and the Greyhounds for more than a century, across 109 games — and counting!

Mutual respect and good sportsmanship have long been at the core of this rivalry. Since 1947, the winning school has been awarded the Price Memorial Trophy, given in honor of the alumni from both schools who served together in World War II. Today, when the final whistle sounds, players from both teams shake hands and take a knee together while the two heads of school address them and the trophy changes hands. In recent years, a new and quickly beloved tradition has also taken root. In the week before the game, team members and student leaders from each school visit the other's campus to read with and get to know Lower School students, inspiring future generations and reminding everyone that the rivalry is fierce but friendly.
Read on to explore the stories, traditions, and year-by-year records that have made the McDonogh-Gilman game one of the most anticipated events on our calendar, and one that continues to bring two great school communities together.
All-Time McDonogh-Gilman Meetings (1914–2025)
Eagles' All-Time Record Against the Greyhounds (W-L-T) (1914–2025)
Points for McDonogh in All Meetings (1914–2025)
Longest Streak of Consecutive Eagles Wins (2018–2025)
Largest Known Gameday Crowd (100th Game in 2015)
Years the game was not played, each time due to a health crisis (1916, 1918, 2020)
The annual McDonogh vs. Gilman football game, the second-oldest interscholastic rivalry in the state of Maryland, was first played at Gilman on October 12, 1914. Gilman was victorious that day, 35-0. McDonogh's first victory came in 1927.
For the thousands of fans who attended the 48th McDonogh-Gilman game on November 22, 1963, it was a day they will never forget. That afternoon, shortly before kickoff at John McDonogh Stadium, the crowd of 4,000 was learning of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Both schools agreed to play the game, and although McDonogh won by a point in the low-scoring game, the outcome felt inconsequential.
Norman Parker '73 recalled, "Decorating the buses was always a big deal and very exciting when we were young. Everyone competed to win the prize for the best bus decorations leading up to the Gilman game."
An estimated 1,100 fans filled John McDonogh Stadium for the 100th game of the rivalry on November 7, 2015. While the score of the game was close (35-28) with Gilman earning the victory, the spectacular day-long celebration hosted by McDonogh was most memorable.
This content is adapted from content originally published in 150 Stories from McDonogh School's First 150 Years (2025).
John McDonogh Stadium was constructed under the auspices of the Public Works Administration (PWA). The government contributed 77% of the cost, and the Patrons Club contributed the balance. According to former Director of Maintenance Steve Simmers '70, the original track and field, built by the Works Progress Administration (WPA), is like "a Roman Road" with eight feet of foundation beneath the track and drainage tiles in the field. Dedicated in 1938, some 6,000 people were on hand for the 23rd annual football game against Gilman. Festivities began with a parade led by a pony mascot and ended with a 13-0 victory.
As a student, Darrius Heyward-Bey '05 dreamed of playing football under the lights in John McDonogh Stadium and promised that if he went "pro," he would donate the funds for lights. "Because," he said, "night games are what high school football is all about." He made good on his promise, and in September 2014, McDonogh held its first home Friday night football game in John McDonogh Stadium.
This content is adapted from content originally published in 150 Stories from McDonogh School's First 150 Years (2025).
First presented in 1947 by David W. Price '42 to the winner of the McDonogh vs. Gilman game, the Price Memorial Trophy was a memorial to the graduates of the two schools who fought together in World War II. Henry H. Callard, Gilman's Headmaster at the time, said, "The two schools have very much in common, even though we fight it out for all we are worth on the athletic field. The War did a great deal to bring boys together, and I like to think that athletic contests will be followed by a friendly spirit and mutual interests."
The winning school keeps the Price trophy until the next year. In the case of a tie score, as happened in 1957, each school holds the trophy for half a year, and a coin toss determines which team has the trophy for the first six months.
This content is adapted from content originally published in 150 Stories from McDonogh School's First 150 Years (2025).
After Daniel Hauer (1888) and fellow student Benjamin A. Franklin (1887) formed the School's first football team in 1887, they selected orange and black as McDonogh's colors. Almost 90 years later, when McDonogh School dropped its semi-military program in 1971, the time was right for an official school mascot. For years prior, sportswriters had referred to McDonogh players as the "Farmers" or "The Cadets."
The student body was tasked with finding a new nickname as part of the overall change for the School, and the "Eagles" won the popular vote — a tribute to the eagle depicted on the McDonogh School seal and on the cadets' uniform hat. A coordinating committee got to work designing the new mascot, and E. Carey Kenney, the head of the Art Department, made their ideas a reality. Before long, an Eagle costume was created, and Jeffrey Rogers (1974), a boisterous member of the cheerleading squad, was selected to wear it. Despite the heavy head and the stifling hot, feathered outfit, wearing the Eagle costume was, and still is, a popular duty.
This content is adapted from content originally published in 150 Stories from McDonogh School's First 150 Years (2025).
We Love a ParadeMcDonogh's annual Spirit Parade, held the day before the football game against time-honored archrival Gilman, isn't your typical parade. Sure, it has costumes, floats, bands, and more orange and black than imaginable, but it is also one in which spectators are participants and participants are spectators. The one-of-a-kind, double-self-enveloping spirit parade, designed by longtime faculty member Dave Harley, winds its way around campus and ends with an all-school pep rally.
For years, when Gilman hosted the game, the Eagles made their presence known when students, faculty, and alumni — a sea of festive orange and black — marched over the bridge from Bryn Mawr to Gilman led by drums, bagpipes, and, of course, Mr. Harley.
Drum Corps Marches OnWith shiny orange and white drums resting squarely on their shoulders, members of McDonogh's Drum Corps have set the tone at important events for decades. Today's corps — comprised of third and fourth grade girls and boys — are proud participants in the annual schoolwide Spirit Parade, and they lead the fourth graders down Chapel Hill at the Lower School Closing Ceremony.
The Lower School Corps comes from a long line of drummers as far back as 1889. In October 1900, The Week reported, "Instead of having but three small drums, Mr. Williamson organized a fife and drum corps. Now there are six fifers, three buglers, three drummers, and one bass drum. The boys can march by this better than they could with only the drums, and it sounds much better." The story continues, "As the boys do not know how to play very well, we are not on the drill ground, but practicing in Mr. Williamson's classroom during drill time. I suppose we will be able to play by Founder's Day."
While the Fife and Drum Corps didn't survive, over the years, the music program grew. By the 1930s, it included a marching band that played for drill and at games and an orchestra that played at school dances. The orchestra also performed at the Christmas Bazaar and the Orange and Black Varieties with the Glee Club.
This content is adapted from content originally published in 150 Stories from McDonogh School's First 150 Years (2025).
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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2020 |
No Game |
Hakeem Sule '05 |
— |
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2021 |
McDonogh: 45 (W) | Gilman: 6 (L) |
Hakeem Sule '05 |
Dani D. Dennis-Sutton |
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2022 |
McDonogh: 34 (W) | Gilman: 13 (L) |
Hakeem Sule '05 |
Mathani Z. Paul-Swinson |
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2023 |
McDonogh: 21 (W) | Gilman: 7 (L) |
Hakeem Sule '05 |
Justin L.S. DeMario |
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2024 |
McDonogh: 21 (W) | Gilman: 3 (L) |
Hakeem Sule '05 |
Elijah Crawford |
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2025 |
McDonogh: 31 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Hakeem Sule '05 |
Nick Abrams |
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2026 |
— |
Hakeem Sule '05 |
— |
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2027 |
— |
— |
— |
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2028 |
— |
— |
— |
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2029 |
— |
— |
— |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 5 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) | Ties: 0 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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2010 |
McDonogh: 6 (L) | Gilman: 42 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Eric A. Conway, Jr. |
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2011 |
McDonogh: 21 (L) | Gilman: 31 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Roman J. Braglio |
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2012* |
McDonogh: 12 (L) | Gilman: 48 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Taysean J. Scott |
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2013 |
McDonogh: 37 (W) | Gilman: 6 (L) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Sylvanus I. Brown |
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2014 |
McDonogh: 21 (W) | Gilman: 14 (L) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Wyatt M. Cook |
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2015 |
McDonogh: 28 (L) | Gilman: 35 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Eric B. Burrell |
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2016 |
McDonogh: 42 (W) | Gilman: 6 (L) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Andrew C. Frailer |
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2017 |
McDonogh: 21 (L) | Gilman: 24 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
DeJuan M. Ellis |
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2018 |
McDonogh: 33 (W) | Gilman: 8 (L) |
Hakeem Sule '05 |
Jackson T. Bonitz |
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2019 |
McDonogh: 45 (W) | Gilman: 6 (L) |
Hakeem Sule '05 |
Beau P. Bedard |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 5 (T) | Gilman: 5 (T) | Ties: 0 |
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*The 2012 season brought something new to the rivalry: a second meeting. After both teams earned berths in the MIAA A Conference playoffs, McDonogh and Gilman met again in the semifinals, where Gilman won 20-8. Because it was a postseason game, it is not included in the series record.
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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2000 |
McDonogh: 7 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Taylor B. Callaham |
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2001 |
McDonogh: 14 (L) | Gilman: 17 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Joseph R. Benson |
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2002 |
McDonogh: 14 (L) | Gilman: 35 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Samuel S. Coe |
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2003 |
McDonogh: 10 (W) | Gilman: 6 (L) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Corey T. Davis, Jr. |
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2004 |
McDonogh: 24 (L) | Gilman: 28 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Darrius R. Heyward-Bey |
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2005 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 28 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Timothy J. Brandau |
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2006 |
McDonogh: 22 (W) | Gilman: 16 (L) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Steven M. Banks |
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2007 |
McDonogh: 14 (L) | Gilman: 21 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Lane W. Clelland |
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2008 |
McDonogh: 22 (W) | Gilman: 14 (L) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Bryan Q. Ellis, Jr. |
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2009 |
McDonogh: 27 (L) | Gilman: 34 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Bryan Q. Ellis, Jr. |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 4 (L) | Gilman: 6 (W) | Ties: 0 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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1990 |
McDonogh: 8 (L) | Gilman: 20 (W) |
Michael S. McMillan |
D. Jermaine Johnson |
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1991 |
McDonogh: 24 (W) | Gilman: 17 (L) |
R. Michael Working '66 |
Derrick M. McCoy |
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1992 |
McDonogh: 17 (W) | Gilman: 7 (L) |
R. Michael Working '66 |
Timothy L. Yeager |
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1993 |
McDonogh: 20 (W) | Gilman: 10 (L) |
R. Michael Working '66 |
Clinton J. Fuchs |
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1994 |
McDonogh: 35 (L) | Gilman: 38 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Vance J. Row |
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1995 |
McDonogh: 2 (L) | Gilman: 18 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Timothy M. Cober, Jr. |
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1996 |
McDonogh: 25 (W) | Gilman: 21 (L) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Lance M. Clelland |
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1997 |
McDonogh: 20 (L) | Gilman: 32 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Anthony J. Esposito |
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1998 |
McDonogh: 14 (L) | Gilman: 23 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Owen Daly IV |
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1999 |
McDonogh: 10 (L) | Gilman: 42 (W) |
Dominic F. Damico |
Thurgood D. "T.C." Cosby, Jr. |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 4 (L) | Gilman: 6 (W) | Ties: 0 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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1980 |
McDonogh: 21 (W) | Gilman: 14 (L) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Richard A. Bosley |
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1981 |
McDonogh: 14 (W) | Gilman: 13 (L) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Evan T. Booker |
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1982 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 25 (W) |
Michael S. McMillan |
W. Garth Kilburn |
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1983 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 7 (W) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Karl F. Lehmann |
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1984 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 21 (W) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Gian F. Alecce |
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1985 |
McDonogh: 6 (W) | Gilman: 3 (L) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Mark A. Koski |
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1986 |
McDonogh: 7 (L) | Gilman: 8 (W) |
Michael S. McMillan |
John M. Gast |
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1987 |
McDonogh: 35 (W) | Gilman: 12 (L) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Antoine W. Burgess |
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1988 |
McDonogh: 14 (W) | Gilman: 7 (L) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Michael L. McMillan |
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1989 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 35 (W) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Michael A. Davis |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 5 (T) | Gilman: 5 (T) | Ties: 0 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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1970 |
McDonogh: 21 (W) | Gilman: 12 (L) |
C. Richard Working |
Wayne B. Rudick |
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1971 |
McDonogh: 12 (L) | Gilman: 14 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
Robert F. Lindsey |
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1972 |
McDonogh: 12 (L) | Gilman: 26 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
Jack B. Dudley |
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1973 |
McDonogh: 6 (L) | Gilman: 42 (W) |
Gerald F. Pfeifer |
Kevin T. Moore |
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1974 |
McDonogh: 20 (L) | Gilman: 26 (W) |
Gerald F. Pfeifer |
T. Patrick Dulany |
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1975 |
McDonogh: 19 (L) | Gilman: 34 (W) |
Gerald F. Pfeifer |
Leroy B. Katz |
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1976 |
McDonogh: 6 (L) | Gilman: 36 (W) |
Gerald F. Pfeifer |
Ronald I. Chesek |
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1977 |
McDonogh: 7 (L) | Gilman: 29 (W) |
Gerald F. Pfeifer |
Stanley J. Kraska, Jr. |
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1978 |
McDonogh: 8 (L) | Gilman: 35 (W) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Kenneth S. Bode |
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1979 |
McDonogh: 21 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Michael S. McMillan |
Jerry A. Clarke |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 2 (L) | Gilman: 8 (W) | Ties: 0 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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1960 |
McDonogh: 22 (W) | Gilman: 8 (L) |
C. Richard Working |
A. Monroe Hubbard |
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1961 |
McDonogh: 8 (L) | Gilman: 22 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
Daniel M. Davis III |
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1962 |
McDonogh: 6 (L) | Gilman: 21 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
John S. Urban |
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1963 |
McDonogh: 8 (W) | Gilman: 7 (L) |
C. Richard Working |
Andrew F. Beath |
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1964 |
McDonogh: 8 (L) | Gilman: 15 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
Jerry Babicka |
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1965 |
McDonogh: 6 (L) | Gilman: 22 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
Frank J. Marsden III |
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1966 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 28 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
Richard C. Hogg |
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1967 |
McDonogh: 16 (L) | Gilman: 28 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
Richard J. Bukowsky |
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1968 |
McDonogh: 8 (L) | Gilman: 22 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
Michael O. Farrell |
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1969 |
McDonogh: 40 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
C. Richard Working |
William J. Howley III |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 3 (L) | Gilman: 7 (W) | Ties: 0 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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1950 |
McDonogh: 7 (L) | Gilman: 14 (W) |
Howard C. Eyth |
Kenneth E. Armiger |
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1951 |
McDonogh: 12 (L) | Gilman: 13 (W) |
Howard C. Eyth |
Robert J. Doub |
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1952 |
McDonogh: 6 (T) | Gilman: 6 (T) |
Howard C. Eyth |
Edmund S. Mesko |
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1953 |
McDonogh: 19 (W) | Gilman: 7 (L) |
Howard C. Eyth |
John J. Cooper |
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1954 |
McDonogh: 34 (W) | Gilman: 7 (L) |
C. Richard Working |
H. Bernard Dorshow |
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1955 |
McDonogh: 7 (L) | Gilman: 20 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
Richard W. Virgilio |
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1956 |
McDonogh: 14 (L) | Gilman: 39 (W) |
C. Richard Working |
John P. Daiger |
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1957 |
McDonogh: 7 (T) | Gilman: 7 (T) |
C. Richard Working |
Nevett Steele, Jr. |
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1958 |
McDonogh: 30 (W) | Gilman: 13 (L) |
C. Richard Working |
Robert C. Rogers, Jr. |
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1959 |
McDonogh: 46 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
C. Richard Working |
Scott B. Harris |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 4 (T) | Gilman: 4 (T) | Ties: 2 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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1940 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 25 (W) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
Raymond B. Oliver |
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1941 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 29 (W) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
James D. Lynch |
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1942 |
McDonogh: 14 (W) | Gilman: 12 (L) |
Robert C. Lynch '28 |
George C. Mullinix |
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1943 |
McDonogh: 14 (W) | Gilman: 7 (L) |
Robert C. Lynch '28 |
John T. Sadler, Jr. |
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1944 |
McDonogh: 6 (T) | Gilman: 6 (T) |
Robert C. Lynch '28 |
Raymond J. Hill, Jr. |
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1945 |
McDonogh: 6 (L) | Gilman: 20 (W) |
Robert C. Lynch '28 |
Joseph D. Tydings |
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1946 |
McDonogh: 6 (L) | Gilman: 20 (W) |
Howard C. Eyth |
Thomas H. Inman |
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1947 |
McDonogh: 6 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Howard C. Eyth |
John H. Howard, Jr. |
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1948 |
McDonogh: 0 (T) | Gilman: 0 (T) |
Howard C. Eyth |
John H. Howard, Jr. |
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1949 |
McDonogh: 32 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Howard C. Eyth |
John A. Schwab, Jr. |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 4 (T) | Gilman: 4 (T) | Ties: 2 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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1930 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 19 (W) |
Frank Barger |
Edward L. Seitz |
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1931 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 27 (W) |
Frank Barger |
Willis A. DeMoss |
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1932 |
McDonogh: 14 (W) | Gilman: 7 (L) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
Willis A. DeMoss |
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1933 |
McDonogh: 33 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
Paul Horner |
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1934 |
McDonogh: 12 (W) | Gilman: 6 (L) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
Charles W. Weidinger |
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1935 |
McDonogh: 7 (L) | Gilman: 12 (W) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
John V. Dimling |
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1936 |
McDonogh: 7 (L) | Gilman: 12 (W) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
Frank P. Sweeny |
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1937 |
McDonogh: 6 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
Harry K. "Keating" Baugher |
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1938 |
McDonogh: 13 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
Henry G. Barnard, Jr. |
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1939 |
McDonogh: 20 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Herbert E. Armstrong |
A. Ludlam Michaux, Jr. |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 6 (W) | Gilman: 4 (L) | Ties: 0 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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1920 |
McDonogh: 7 (L) | Gilman: 16 (W) |
Chester Des Rochers |
Thomas M. Kelley |
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1921 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 45 (W) |
Chester Des Rochers |
Walter G. Hynson |
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1922 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 20 (W) |
Chester Des Rochers |
Walter V. Cowman |
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1923 |
McDonogh: 3 (L) | Gilman: 7 (W) |
Chester Des Rochers |
Walter E. Hutchinson |
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1924 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 27 (W) |
Chester Des Rochers |
William E. Cockey |
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1925 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 27 (W) |
Chester Des Rochers |
Robert C. Lynch |
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1926 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 6 (W) |
Chester Des Rochers |
Robert C. Lynch |
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1927 |
McDonogh: 6 (W) | Gilman: 0 (L) |
Frank Barger |
John A. Joh |
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1928 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 45 (W) |
Frank Barger |
Thomas F. Potter |
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1929 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 14 (W) |
Frank Barger |
Edward L. Seitz |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 1 (L) | Gilman: 9 (W) | Ties: 0 |
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YEAR |
RESULT |
HEAD COACH |
CAPTAINS |
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1914 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 35 (W) |
Morgan H. Bowman |
Harvey H. Smith |
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1915 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 20 (W) |
R.L. Roe |
John E. Bruce |
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1916 |
No Game |
S. Warren Scott |
Lawrence H. Pullen |
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1917 |
McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 10 (W) |
Robert T. Norment |
Richard T. Greason |
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1918 |
No Game |
Morgan H. Bowman |
Leonard D. Kinsey |
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1919 |
McDonogh: 0 (T) | Gilman: 0 (T) |
Morgan H. Bowman |
Carl H. Edel |
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Decade Record: McDonogh: 0 (L) | Gilman: 3 (W) | Ties: 1 |
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